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Windows 7: New graphics card giving low WEI score?

It can be a common problem with the new ATI 5 series. It's a know issue. Part of the WEI graphics test initiates UVD mode of the card. In the 5 series the GPU & Memory frequency is much lower (GPU-400Mhz) than full 3D mode. ATI are working on a detection fix so that the card goes to full 3D when WEI is detected.

Im positive I have the right driver installed. And I just re-ran the test, and it bumped up to 6.0 but my old card still gave me a 6.9.

Another thing I want to point out.. Thats troubling.. Is that at idle, it sits at 50ishC. Is that normal?

@ idle 51 is normal for me on a 5850. Depending on your cooling inside your Computer case it might change. Mine isn't the most air efficient since its geared towards quietness. If you take a look at the CCC and its at the bottom for Temp on the ATI overdrive it will show it as low. Graphics cards do run hotter so don't worry. If you really must focus on the that Wei score and deleting it did not help a re install might change it but not worth it.

Do you see a difference in video games and other applications that use the graphics card?

Im positive I have the right driver installed. And I just re-ran the test, and it bumped up to 6.0 but my old card still gave me a 6.9.

Another thing I want to point out.. Thats troubling.. Is that at idle, it sits at 50ishC. Is that normal?

@ idle 51 is normal for me on a 5850. Depending on your cooling inside your Computer case it might change. Mine isn't the most air efficient since its geared towards quietness. If you take a look at the CCC and its at the bottom for Temp on the ATI overdrive it will show it as low. Graphics cards do run hotter so don't worry. If you really must focus on the that Wei score and deleting it did not help a re install might change it but not worth it.

Do you see a difference in video games and other applications that use the graphics card?

Yeah for sure. I notice a huge difference when it comes to games. I dont want to mess with the overdrive stuff. Just the fanspeed so I manually raise it sometimes

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